Mmmm! Michelin Bib Gourmand Salutes Eateries Near Sherman Oaks

LOS ANGELES, CA — Fine linens and silverware don't make the food taste better, so why pay for it? When it comes to the yummiest of cheap eats, Angelenos are downright spoiled.

The Michelin Guide Wednesday named more than a dozen Los Angeles and Orange county restaurants as recipients of its Bib Gourmand designation, a salute to good food served at affordable prices.

According to Michelin, eateries that receive the designation offer "a full menu of a starter, main course and dessert, making it possible to order two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for around $40 or less," excluding tax and tip.

Consider the list an appetizer. The main course, the Michelin Guide will released its 2021 starred lost Sept. 28. The full list of California Bib Gourmand selections will be available on the Michelin Guide smartphone app next Tuesday.

Here's a list of Los Angeles-area eateries that made the grade:

• Bee Taqueria, Los Angeles; West Adams
• Chifa, Eagle Rock;
• Colapasta, Santa Monica;
• Jiang Nan Spring, Alhambra
• Kazan, Beverly Hills
• Konbi, Echo Park
• La Azteca, East Los Angeles
• Luscious Dumplings, Monrovia
• Tumbi, Santa Monica; and
• WoodSpoon, Downtown Los Angeles

Orange County also had entries on the list:

• CHAAK Kitchen, Tustin;
• Fable & Spirit, Newport Beach;
• Heritage Barbecue, San Juan Capistrano;
• Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen, Fullerton;
• Oliver's Osteria Mare e Monti, Laguna Beach; and
• Pho 79, Garden Grove.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.